In the wake of the death of an Oregon house cat from avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, experts are urging caution with what you feed your pets. Why it matters: The Washington County cat died last month after eating frozen raw cat food made from infected turkey,

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a new virus that was sending people to the hospital with respiratory infections.

The U.S. has experienced its first death from H5N1 bird flu. Here’s what happened, plus how concerned you should be, according to doctors.

The death comes at a time when the H5N1 virus has recently undergone an unusual mutation that is causing concern to the World Health Organization.